Nostalgic memories of Tiffield's local history
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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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I would like to get in touch with any one who was at St johns in 1975 /76, they organized a trip to wales where we learned how to canoe and abseiling down steep rocks, the place in wales was called Llanberis, please contact me through this web site it would be interesting to exchange memories, many thanks.
I was in Founders house 1962 - 64. Mr Gentry (Duck Billed Platypus) was housemaster and Twiggy his wife (thin as a lathe she was). I decided to get into bricklaying and ended up with Mr Cliffe as our building teacher (Woofy) was his nickname. It was a toss up between Woodwork with Mr Burton (Beanie) Tall as a beanpole. I became quite good at the bricklaying and as a result was employed by Mr Cliffe assisting him ...see more
I was there around that time as well. I remember Mr and Mrs braband he was the maintenance man. I worked with him whilst there. I was in Wake to start with and then in founders after wake closed then went back when I was coming up to leave. I remember the staff you have mentioned and remember putting on 2 plays there with Vic. Do you remember when Bill Ownens visited the school?. It would be great to share some more memories
Was in robarts. For 18 months 1966/67. Under lake then Larson.hated headmaster of school barsby we used to call him ticker his shoes creaked he hated me too used to pick on me reguraly. Mr and mrs house low were ok so was sawyer ie Tom trunk big nose mr white was ok as was mr coup ie loopy and mr Holmes’s ire dalppy was ok in garden section mr walters was ok but used to hit on ...see more
Founders house from 1967 to 1969 my name Dennis Taylor painting decorating mr Wright was teacher Mr Arnold mr bell mr lane house masters
Hi everybody, only just found this site and so interesting to read the comments.
I was at Tiffield in the old Victorian "fridge" they called the main building from early 1957 to approx middle 1959. Mr Turner was head (nice chap) but he retired and along came Mr Barsby. I had a brute of a stepfather who did not want me around so my time there was not so bad. Teachers names I remember Rev John Hewitt, Mr A Brick, Mr ...see more
St Johns was a great place ... there were many **** holes but that place was generally good. Met some great friends- Grear sports facilities- squash court I loved - Malcolm Field Hazel Hankins Jerry Raffael Mr Scott ... all great staff - Wendy the cook. Even a trip to Taize in France - must be 40 years now. Makes me smile so must have been ok
I spent 3 years at st johns 1957 to 1960 it was a tough place in them days we wore army boots with the studs short pants and bright red army jackets the boys are tough and the staff were mean you had to toe the line the cane was the norm and the beatings often there were good days lots bad days and some realty bad ones .Went there a meek 13 year kid leaved in 1960 at 16 hard case .I look back today as a waste of 3 years. ...see more
wake house (hereward the wake)1966 till 1969 I too was an inmate at that time ,the bullying from the bigger older boys made the place hell for the first year .then one evening i flipped out on the biggest bully a lad named john seymour(stumpy).I really did try to kill him.He stole my supper again and taunted me "what you gonna do about it"so i threw a jug of steaming hot cocoa ...see more
I hated every second of that place, I was caned and hit by Mr E and by my housemaster on a regular basis for having a bit of spirit. They would go to jail today for what they did to me, I never forgot and I never will. I think about it every day, it was not 'firm but fair', it was brutal (as I know). My scars are in my head not on my backside, as they frequently was. That was my memories of good old St Johns. As you can see, not good memories for me.